Corporate Defaults Start Piling Up in Argentina as Milei Policies Kick In

Argentine President Javier MileiPhotographer: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg
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Cracks are starting to appear as Javier Milei removes the distortions that once characterized the Argentine economy, hurting companies that bulked up on debt by exploiting exchange rate gaps.

The Argentine president in the past 16-plus months implemented sweeping changes, enforcing cuts to public works and generous subsidies for utilities. He most recently removed the currency controls that governed the peso for years.